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Just So Stories

by Kipling, Rudyard

A collection of the well-known stories, including "How the Whale Got His Throat," "The Elephant's Child," and "The Butterfly that Stamped."

The Jungle Book

by Kipling, Rudyard & Alexander, Gregory S.

This retelling of The Jungle Book is exciting and accessible to younger readers. "The man-cub is mine. Give him to me!" roars Shere Khan, the lame tiger. But M...

How the rhinoceros got his skin

by Kipling, Rudyard & Langley, Jonathan

Relates how the rhinoceros' lack of manners resulted in his baggy skin and bad temper.

How the whale got his throat

by Kipling, Rudyard & Langley, Jonathan

Relates how a small fish and a mariner of "infinite-resource-and-sagacity" modify the whale's throat to keep him from devouring all the fish in the ocean.

Gunga Din

by Kipling, Rudyard & Parker, Robert Andrew

An illustrated edition of the classic poem, in which a British soldier recalls his experiences in the army in India and pays homage to the courage of the India...

The elephant's child

by Kipling, Rudyard & Frascino, Edward

Because of his "satiable curtiosity" about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks.

The elephant's child

from the just so stories

by Kipling, Rudyard & Raglin, Tim

Because of his "satiable curtiosity" about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks. Includes a so...

How the leopard got his spots

by Kipling, Rudyard & Ebborn, Caroline

Relates how the greyish-yellowish-brownish leopard came by his spots.

How the camel got his hump

by Kipling, Rudyard & Blake, Quentin

Relates how the idle camel got a hump on his back.

The beginning of the armadillos

by Kipling, Rudyard & Cauley, Lorinda Bryan

A tortoise and a hedgehog combine their natural assets and transform themselves into armadillos to escape the hungry attention of a young jaguar.